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By Jonathan Mooney. 2007
The author relates graduating from Brown University and buying a bus similar to the one he rode in childhood to…
attend a special-education learning-disabilities program. Describes his four-month trip across America and meeting other adults and children who challenge society's definition of normal. Strong language. 2007By Emily Rapp. 2007
Former March of Dimes "poster child" recounts both physical and emotional struggles following a foot amputation at age four. Describes…
the effect of subsequent operations and prosthetics on her self-image and relationships and relates how she eventually accepted her body, considering it "individual, imperfect, and unique." Strong language. 2007By Allen Rucker. 2007
Memoir by a screenwriter who at age fifty-one suddenly became paralyzed from the waist down by transverse myelitis. Discusses his…
rehabilitation and laments the lack of positive wheelchair role models in the movies. Relates interactions with the able-bodied from his wheelchair and his thoughts on disability. Some strong language. 2007By Alan Goldenbach, Trevon Jenifer. 2006
Autobiography of an African American teen wrestler from Maryland who was born without legs in 1988. Describes his competitive spirit,…
from his participation in wheelchair sports when he was six years old to his seventeen victorious matches while on the high school varsity wrestling team. For senior high readers. 2006By C. Michael Mellor. 2006
Biography of Louis Braille (1809-1852), a blind Frenchman who by age sixteen designed a code of raised dots enabling blind…
people to read and write easily. Discusses his schooling, his love of music, and the advantages of his tactile reading system. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2006By Jon Hovde, Maureen Anderson. 2005
Memoir of a Vietnam veteran who lost an arm and a leg in combat. Hovde discusses his physical and emotional…
recovery and his return home to Minnesota, where he adjusted to life, married his high-school sweetheart, Darlene, and forged a successful business career. Some violence and some strong language. 2005By Marian Schwartz, Ruben Gallego, Ruben David Gonsales Galʹego. 2006
Vignettes about a boyhood spent in Soviet orphanages, hospitals, and nursing homes written by a Russian native with cerebral palsy.…
Describes the emotional and physical deprivations and deadly perils suffered in a childhood that Gallego considers "cruel and terrible," but one over which he ultimately triumphed. Some strong language. 2004By James Reston. 2006
Historian recounts his two-decade quest to understand his daughter Hillary's chronic developmental and medical problems stemming from a severe childhood…
fever. Describes the family's efforts to treat Hillary's condition and addresses the ethical issues surrounding stem cell research, animal organ transplantation, and human cloning. 2006By Daniel Tammet. 2007
Autobiography of Daniel Tammet, a twenty-six-year-old British autistic savant with Asperger's syndrome and synesthesia, who can perform rapid memorization and…
mathematical calculations and learn an unfamiliar language in days. Describes his impoverished childhood with eight siblings, mainstream education, and adult life as a gay Christian. Bestseller. 2006By Charlotte Gray. 2006
Biography of Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), inventor of the telephone and champion of the deaf. Discusses his temperament; creativity; marriage…
to Mabel Hubbard, who was deaf; family life; and friendship with Helen Keller. Covers his many inventions, years living in Washington, D.C., and association with the National Geographic Society. 2006By Ryan Knighton. 2006
Canadian professor's account of going blind in adolescence from retinitis pigmentosa. Describes attending college in the early 1990s, living with…
a deaf girl, and teaching English to children in South Korea. Offers his assessment of others' perceptions of his disability. Strong language. 2006By Henriette Mantel, Teri Garr. 2005
Comic actress Teri Garr describes her youth in Hollywood and her ambition to become a movie star. Discusses a long…
career that began with dancing, her dedication to acting, and the 1983 diagnosis of multiple sclerosis that forced Teri to refocus her life and priorities. Some strong language. 2005By Jonathan Eig. 2005
Reporter uses archives, interviews, and letters to depict the man he considers the New York Yankee's "greatest" first baseman, Lou…
Gehrig (1903-1941). Covers Gehrig's upbringing as the only child of German immigrants, his fallout with teammate Babe Ruth, and his optimism while facing death from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. 2005By Frank Deford. 1997
Journalist's portrait of his daughter, Alexandra, who was just eight years old when she died in 1980 from cystic fibrosis.…
He recounts Alexandra's life and passing, finds solace in the joy she brought to their family, and reveals the courage of a young girl facing death. Includes 1997 postscript. 1983Autobiography of a wrestler born without the lower portions of his arms and legs. Recalls his childhood, his illustrious high…
school athletic career culminating with the Georgia state tournament, and the support of his family and coach that helped him succeed. Includes his diet and exercise regimen. 2005By Robert Jergen. 2004
Professor who didn't learn he had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) until he was twenty-four describes growing up with an…
undiagnosed disability. Anecdotally relates his social and academic struggles. Celebrates having ADHD and outlines coping strategies that have made him successful. Some strong language. 2004By Bob Artley. 1993
Editorial cartoonist reminisces about his nearly fifty-year marriage with his wife, Ginny, whom he met when they both were in…
the service during World War II. Describes their family and careers running small-town newspapers in the Midwest and Ginny's gradual deterioration from Alzheimer's disease in the 1980s. 1993By Benjamin Polis. 2004
Autobiography of an Australian with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. At nineteen years old he describes the difficulties he encountered growing…
up at home and school. Offers advice to parents about selecting schools, teachers, and medication; handling homework, discipline, and relationships; and other issues. Preface by Dr. Edward M. Hallowell. 2001By David Rozelle. 2005
Autobiography of the first amputee recertified for active duty in the Iraqi war. Captain Rozelle describes his missions with the…
Third Armored Cavalry, the loss of his right foot, painful rehabilitation, and his clearance to rejoin his men. Strong language and some violence. 2005By Chad E Foster. 2021
For anyone seeking to live life to its fullest potential, Blind Ambition is an eye-opening account of a tech industry…
executive who overcame fear and hopelessness to turn his blindness disability into a powerful, competitive strength. While most people were preparing for the adventure of adult life, Chad E. Foster was watching the world he grew up with fade to black but that didn't stop him from becoming the first blind person to graduate from the Harvard Business School leadership program and climbing the corporate ladder as a successful finance/sales executive. With determination, ambition, and drive, Chad created what Oracle said would be impossible. He gave millions of people the ability to earn a living by becoming the first to create customer relationship software for the visually impaired. Even if you've been robbed of your self-identity and dreams for the future, you can change your story and achieve your goals. In Blind Ambition, readers and listeners will: Be inspired by Chad's story of how he transformed the loss of his vision into a gift with unique strengths and abilities he did not have before. See how we choose the stories we tell ourselves about our circumstances and how this either limits us or propels us toward our goals. Gain new perspective on what is possible when you shift your mindset, give up making excuses, and decide that you oversee who you want to be. Learn the mental model that Chad uses to quickly overcome frustrations and stressors. Overcoming the challenges of blindness improved Chad's perspective, making him more resilient and grateful for the life that he has. Ultimately, Chad's unforgettable lessons and outlook will inspire listeners to overcome their perceived limitations and explore new possibilities where they once may have only seen obstacles. Blind Ambition will teach you how to take advantage of your disadvantages